Kansas Department of Agriculture move to Manhattan expands research corridor at Kansas
State University

Thursday, April 4, 2013

MANHATTAN -- With the Kansas Department of Agriculture becoming a pillar tenant at
Kansas State University's Research Park, the vision for a north campus corridor of
bioscience-focused research in Manhattan becomes much clearer.

"This move gives Kansas critical mass as we build our capacity to be a global leader
in producing and protecting the world's food supply," said Kirk Schulz, Kansas State
University President. "Other states have found tremendous synergy by locating university
and state government resources together."

Development of the new three-story, 50,000-square-foot facility will be undertaken
by the Kansas State University Foundation, and will be leased to the department for a 20-year period. Immediately adjacent
to the Kansas State University Institute of Commercialization and the upcoming National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, the new location will enable
access to university expertise and research. Close proximity is also provided to the
College of Agriculture, Kansas State Research and Extension, the College of Veterinary
Medicine, the university's international grain science complex and U.S. Department
of Agriculture facilities.

"With the Kansas Department of Agriculture located in the research park it allows
the university to maximize its growing strengths in the biosciences," said Fred Cholick,
president and CEO of the KSU Foundation. "The energy in this partnership will leverage
the momentum of the April start of construction of NBAF, serving as a catalyst to
develop the commercialization and research focus of the northeast corridor of the
campus."

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With the Kansas Department of Agriculture becoming a pillar tenant at Kansas State
University's Research Park, the vision for a north campus corridor of bioscience-focused
research in Manhattan becomes much clearer.

Notable quote

"This move gives Kansas critical mass as we build our capacity to be a global leader
in producing and protecting the world's food supply. Other states have found tremendous
synergy by locating university and state government resources together."